Drawing Setup LT
Drawing Setup LT
in AutoCAD LT 2010
In this Tutorial
NOTE For more information on the topics covered in this tutorial, see the AutoCAD
LT Users Guide.
In this tutorial, you learn how to do the following:
Display only the relevant tools specific for your drawing environment
Tutorial File
Download the tutorial file as follows:
1 Download the drawing_setup_lt.zip from
http://www.autodesk.com/autocadlt-tutorials.
Layer names
Grid limits
Annotation styles
Linetypes
3 Click
New.
Notice that the file name is Drawing2.dwg. You are not opening the
Tutorial-iArch.dwt file template file, but are opening a new drawing based
on the template file.
The Tutorial-iArch.dwt template file is used for architectural drawings, and
includes predefined settings for drawing units, dimension style, linetype,
layer, border and title block.
When you use a template file, you can start your drawing immediately
without having to spend time defining settings and styles.
6 Click
To switch workspaces
1 The status bar is located at the bottom of the window. The Workspaces
icon on the status bar is shown below.
NOTE If you do not see this icon, right-click in an empty area on the status
bar and click Workspaces. If you still do not see this icon, you may need to
maximize the AutoCAD LT window.
2 Click the down arrow to display the menu of predefined workspaces.
3 On the Workspace menu, click 2D Drafting & Annotation.
5 To access help information for the Ribbon commands, place the mouse
cursor over one of the commands and keep the cursor there for a second.
Help information for the Move command is shown below.
Before you begin drawing, you decide what one drawing unit will represent.
AutoCAD LT does not include a setting that determines the length of a drawing
unit.
After you decide what drawing units to use, you can set the format of the
drawing units. The format settings available for linear units include
For example, a mechanical engineer who works in millimeters would set the
format for linear units to decimal. An architect who works in feet and inches,
would set the format to architectural.
The drawing unit format controls only the display style of the drawing units
on-screen, such as in the display of coordinates and values in the dialog boxes
and prompts.
1 Click
2 In the Drawing Units dialog box, under Length, select the following
values:
Type: Architectural
The Sample Output section shows the display style of the drawing units
on-screen. Select different length types, such as Decimal, Scientific, or
Engineering and notice how the sample output changes.
3 Click Cancel to close the dialog box.
1 Click
Open Drawing and select Architectural - Imperial.dwg in
the Select File dialog box.
2 Verify that the Model tab at the bottom of the drawing window is selected.
You must be in model space for this lesson.
3 Click
Print Plot
5 In the Add Page Setup dialog box, enter MySetup. Click OK.
6 Under Printer/plotter, Name list, select your printer to plot the current
layout.
7 Under Plot Scale, select 1:50 from the Scale drop-down list.
NOTE If the Fit to paper check box is selected, the Scale list is not available
8 Click Preview. If the Plot Scale Confirm dialog box is displayed, click
Continue. The plot preview of the drawing is displayed at the selected
scale of 1:50.
10 Click
to close the preview window, and click Cancel to close the Plot
dialog box.
To scale a drawing to fit the page
1 Click
Print Plot.
2 In the Plot dialog box, under Plot Scale, select the Fit to Paper check box.
2 Click the Model tab (if not already selected). In model space, you draw,
view, and edit your model.
3 Click the Layout1 tab to enter paper space. You can tell you are in paper
space, when you see the icon (shown in blue below) in the lower corner.
If you are not in paper space, double-click the left mouse button in a
blank area outside of the rectangle.
4 You can toggle back and forth between paper space and model space. To
enter model space, double-click the left mouse button in the middle of
the rectangle. Notice that the border of the inside rectangle becomes
thicker and the blue icon indicating paper space disappears.
5 In model space, the area surrounded by the rectangle with the thick
border is the layout viewport. You can use layout viewports to access
model space from within paper space. A layout viewport is like a picture
frame containing a photograph of the model in model space.
6 Practice toggling back and forth between model space and paper space
by double-clicking the left mouse button inside the viewport (to enter
model space) and outside in the blank area (to enter paper space).
NOTE If you are having trouble entering model space, click the word PAPER
from the status bar to switch to MODEL.
5 In the Properties palette, select Standard Scale, and then select 3/8 =
1-0 from the list.